Not Okay with “Okay” {and an opportunity to receive a signed book plate for Spiritual Misfit!}

A few years ago a literary agent turned me down after he read my query letter and a couple chapters of my manuscript. After I received the rejection, I responded to his email with a question. “So is it the lack of platform,” I asked him, “or the quality of the writing…or both?”

He answered quickly. “To tell you the truth, Michelle, it’s both,” the agent wrote. “You don’t have a strong enough platform yet, but the bigger issue right now is your voice. Your writing is okay, but your voice needs work.”

Staring at that terse reply on my computer screen, I felt like I’d been flattened by a steamroller. Fourteen times.

“Okay? Okay!? My writing is ‘okay’? My voice needs work?” I ranted at the computer. “Two years it took me to write this stupid book, and you tell me it’s ‘okay’? That it needs work? Are you kidding me?”

…Spiritual Misfit was rejected more times than it was accepted, but as they say in this business, it only takes one “yes.” I’m writing a little more about the story behind the book for the “Moving Beyond Mediocrity” series over at The High Calling. Join me over there…

But first, I have a fun little offer for you. If you’ve pre-ordered (or plan to pre-order) Spiritual Misfit, I’d love to send you a super cute, signed bird-on-a-wire bookplate with a personal note from me. Now, if you’re like me (up till about three weeks ago), you have no idea what a bookplate is, so let me tell you. It’s a lovely little sticker that you can afix to the inside cover of your book – a way to get a signed copy without actually handing over your copy for me to sign in person! Just complete this form, hit send and you’ll received a signed book plate in the mail. I wish I could send you all a box of Godiva chocolates, too, but, well, it wasn’t in the budget. Want to pre-order Spiritual Misfit (and psssst, I hear they are already arriving in the mail, even though the official release date isn’t until next Tuesday!), click here. Thanks, lovelies!

What a generous offer Michelle. I am heading over to preorder a few gift books. I laughed and laughed and laughed when I read your book. Just love it so much. I have told everyone they need to read it too. We all need a good laugh. Life is just too serious sometimes and we often times take our faith issues to places that don’t even look like grace. Your book has grace written all over it. So much fun and such a great lesson in faith. Glad to invite others along for the joy of it.

Still waiting on my order of your book, Michelle. I groweth impatienteth. Can’t wait to read it, and now looking forward to my signed bookplate as well. Thanks so much for the generous offer! All the Best to you during this time of great excitement in your life! You go Girl! WooHoo!!!

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Living out faith in the everyday is no joke. If you’re anything like me, some days you feel full of confidence and hope, eager to proclaim God’s goodness and love to the world. Other days…not so much.

Let me say straight up: I wrestle with my faith. Most days I feel a little bit like Jacob, wrangling his blessing out of God. And most days I’m okay with that. I believe God made me a questioner and a wrestler for a reason, and I believe one of those reasons is so that I can connect more authentically with others.